Wedding Ring Mishap

So today was one of my work days. I went in and only had one manicurist so I let her practice on me during the class hour. I did not want to get lotion on my ring, so I took it off and put it in my "uniform" smock. I told myself not to forget it and to put it on right after the manicure. What did I do? I forgot. I also keep my work keys in that pocket. About an hour later I remembered, reached into my pocket and could not find my ring! Okay, what do I do, PANIC!!! I told most of the students, so in a frenzy everyone was looking for my ring. Where could have it gone? It must have fallen out when I reached into my pocket to get my keys. Everything is locked up, I use my keys everywhere! I searched high and low, the students searched high and low, even in the garbage. The owners found out and were talking about offering a reward. By now it is 1:00 pm. My ring has been missing for over 3 hours. How am I going to tell my hubby that I did something so stupid? I went into the office and said, "Lord, I trust in you that it will be found" and left it at that and started to work again. I was hoping that it would just pop up out of the blue. Around 2pm after trying to work, but not being very successful at it, I heard my bosses wife yelling, "I found it!" Jumping up and down I hugged her. She had found it wedged in her office chair. I usually sit there when I am using the copy machine. I think I hugged her 3 more times and ran out and told everyone!

It is amazing how you feel when you are missing your wedding ring. It seems like a part of you and when it is gone, a part of you is missing. I was scared to tell my hubby. How were we going to replace it? I really like my ring, how am I going to find another one like it? All of these things were running through my mind.

Did I tell my hubby about it? No....so hun, if you come across this and read this, sorry I did not tell you, but I did not want to put a damper on our upcoming weekend together (alone) in Pismo.

Long story short, Do not take your ring off! Who cares if you get lotion on it, you can always clean it. This experience showed me how important my wedding ring is to me! I am the biggest dork...these are the days I just want to kick myself!

Oh those treasured naps....

too bad my kids are not cooperating! Little Missie has changed her schedule and the hour I find best for her to go down is at 10:15am. If she goes down at this time she will sleep 2 1/2 to 3 hours which is great. If I wait until after lunch she is so tired that she only sleeps for an hour or so and is grumpy the rest of the day. Little man on the other hand takes his naps at 1:00ish. So once he goes down, Little Missie is waking up. I have NO time to myself. This is exhausting but this is what the kiddos need. I hope this stage does not last long! I think the bags under my eyes are getting bigger. Soon you will not be able to see my eyes, I will look like a bassett hound!

And I am very excited to announce that Little Man is going to play T-ball this year. He loves to play in the backyard with his dad and is very excited to play. He askes me every day if today is the day he gets to practice with his friend Marcus. He takes after his dad. Little Mans first word was "ball".

I think Little Missie is going straight for rock climbing! She is a monkey!

Sunday- Meat sauce pasta bake w/ mozzerella cheese
Monday- Pork taquitos with guacamole and salsa
Tuesday- Changed to Hamburgers and homemade fries.
Wednesday- Changed to crispy pork chops with rice and veggies (asian style)
Thursday- Pot Roast w/potatoes and veggies
Friday- Off to Pismo with the hubby for the weekend!! Have dinner in the freezer for the kids and my parents!

Off to the right of my blog I now have a section called "Saving you money." I will be posting various prices that I find at stores. If you know of a cheaper price, please let me know!

FOOD

So, I thought I would make a list of my favorite foods. I need to go to bed but thought this pointless information would be fun to share.

Topping my list is:
1. Chips and Salsa (That is all I really want when I go out for Mexican food).
2. Bread (Fresh made, nothing like the smell.....yum!)
3. Cashews (I am a nut fan!)
4. A good crisp green salad with blue cheese dressing.
5. Pizza (who does not like pizza?) I like Veggie, no onions, canadian bacon and pineapple . BBQ chicken is pretty good too.
6. Pie, apple, any type of berry....with a little ice cream.

Foods I can't stand:
1. Mayonaise (Do not like the smell and I can't stand it touching me!)
2. Horseradish.....gag me with a spoon!
3. Onions (I like to cook with them, but can't stand the texture.)
4. Cantaloupe....smells bad....tastes even worse!
5. Tomato soup...always wanted to like it, but don't.
6. Lamb....just can't eat it.

That is about it. Let me know what you can't stand to eat. I like to know what people like and do not like. It's fun little knowledge.

Not too much snow.....

but we had fun anyways. My nephew went with us and played with the kids. That was nice for us, he was like a nanny. It was a warm day, too warm for snow clothes. We were able to build a ramp and have the kids slide down it in their disks. Here are a couple of pictures. And if you have not tried Shaver Lake Pizza, you should if you are up there.

Meatball Calzones

So easy...I cheat a little.

I use my mini turkey meatball recipe that is in the recipe section. They have lots of flavor. I make the meatballs, add Hunts Garlic and Herb canned spaghetti sauce (my favorite and cheap too)and simmer. I use the Pillsbury pizza dough from the refrigerated section by the biscuits in the grocery store. You need a little thicker dough for the meatballs and this does the trick. I usually buy two since I make a lot of meatball. Lay out your dough with a little flour underneath, add cheese, a little sauce and 2-3 meatball, fold over and crimp with a fork. Bake for 9 minutes or so, whatever it says on the directions for the dough. Not too hard at all. You can add a little sauce on the top and sprinkle with cheese or eat them plain like my hubby does.

Weekly Breakfast and Lunches

This is how I operate. I HATE doing dishes (yes, hate) since I only have a single sink and no dishwasher. So, I make a big batch of pancakes or waffles one morning and freeze them for the week so I can just heat them up in the microwave. Much cheaper than the frozen items at the grocery store. For one dinner during the week, I will make a big batch of beef stroganoff, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs or homemade mac and cheese, so it is easy to heat up and it is something little missie can eat as well. I like to have the left overs for when hubby or my parents watch the kids so they do not have to make anything. Though, little mans favorite lunch is a tuna sandwich, so he will have that once or twice a week. I always have Progresso chicken noodle soup on hand for little missie and other soups for me. A lot of times I will make a batch of soup for me and little missie will eat that as well.

Today was a pancake morning and this past weekend I made mac and cheese (though my family ate it all in 2 days). I made some more today since I was making a batch for Carrie's troops. Tonight I will make extra meatball calzones. They are good cold the next day too. I will make a batch of brownies or cookies for treats for the week. I like to think that the homemade kind is somehow better for you. I do make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies a lot. That is our typical week.